Jet

Overview

Jet is one of the most commonly used abilities in KSS speedruns, utilized in almost every sub-game and category.

Moveset

Grounded Moves

Tap Kick Quickly press and release Y jet ability	Disjointed short kick that can hit twice Only available on ground Used for bossfights. (EX: Heavy Lobster, Whispy Woods, and Bonkers fights)

Jet Kick Hold Y, release before full charge jet ability	Kirby jet dashes forward and ends with a kick Has a fairly short ending animation, though still slower than jet dash chains Has a more disjointed hitbox than the midair jet moves, making it useful for charging through enemies with higher health (Knuckle Joe, Sword Knight, etc) Also can be used for spacing setups in certain areas (EX: mecheye screen 2)

Charge Moves

Charging Hold Y jet ability	Charging stance, if held for ~2 seconds Kirby will become fully charged Can be cancelled by shielding, leading Kirby to return to normal ground state Can be cancelled by jumping, leading kirby to Midair Neutral state Charging can be performed in the air if kirby is in the Midair Neutral state where it can be cancelled by hovering

Full Jet Charge Hold Y until full charge and release jet ability	test2 test3

Jet Cracker Hold Y until full charge and release, Repress Y during jet dash jet ability	test2 test3

Jet Suplex Hold Y until full charge and release while holding Up/Forward/Down when close to enemy jet ability	test2 test3

Midair Dash Moves

jet Press Y after running and jumping jet ability	test2 test3

Midair Neutral Moves

jet Tap Y in Midair Neutral state jet ability	test2 test3

jet Hold Y and release before full charge in Midair Neutral state jet ability	test2 test3

Technical Information

About Charge Value

When charging jet, the charge value increases by 1 every frame in RAM address ????.
The initial value of this address is 0, and this value stops increasing when Kirby stops charging. This value will continue to increase, even at max charge, and will stop at 32767.
Below is a table that shows what RAM value corresponds to the Jet charge state.

Charge State	RAM Value
No charge	0 - 5
Mid charge	6 - 40
Max charge	41 - 32767